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Stuff Smith

violin, vocals · 1909–1967 · Portsmouth (Ohio)

Violinist and singer, one of the great violinists of the swing era, who named Louis Armstrong as his main influence. He played in Alphonso Trent's orchestra, led a sextet at the Onyx Club from 1935, and settled in Copenhagen in 1965.

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